Davenport



Aug. 14, 1923.

E. R. BRAINERD V DAVENPORT Filedpec. 29, 1921 II i-E:

Patented Aug, 14, 923;

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'Applicationfile d December 29, ieefi. Serial No. 525,621.

To all whomz't may concern) Be it known that. I, EDWAim am), a citizenof the United States, residing at Los Angeles; in the. county ofLos Angeles and'State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in r Davenports, "of Which-the follow ng 13 aespecification,

My invention-relates generally to furniture,tand more particularly to ajdavenport or divan, the principal obj ect of my .invention being to provide an article of furniture of the type referred to having-a movable seat frame that is-constructed so that it may bereversed in position, thereby serving as a seat cushion and as a boxniattress for a pad and bedding, said movable seat frame being mounted in the frame. of the d'avenport or divan so that itmay be readily manipulated When shiftedfrom one position to the other. Furtherfobyectsgof myinvention are to provide a davenport or'di'van having are-g versible seat portion; to provide rollingsupaortso for said seat.v ortion which rollin C3 supports are contained Within the hollow; ends 'of the davenport OI CllVZlIlQ to provide simple and eflicientmeans for supporting the, movable frame While the sam'eis 'posi-g tioned toform a seat. or a bed bottom; to: provide meansfor securing the movable por tion of the davenport againstdisplacement' when serving,- as a 'seator, bed. bottom; to provide anconstruction :thatlwillpermit of,

' theready formation of "abed bottomithat correspond in Width to the Width of an ordinary three quarters bedor double Width bed; and, further, to generally ,improve uponwand simplify the construction of the existing" types of convertible davenports and couchesand atthe saineitime to provide 'a construction that requires little effort on the-part of the operator in-shifting the niov-y' able frame .from one posit'ion to the other" when converting the davenport,- into a bed R. Bani:

tally rangementof parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which fFigure 1 is a perspective view of a daven= port constructed 7 in accordance with the principles of my nvention; 1

Figure-12 m an enlarged vertical section taken onjthe line of Figure 1; Figure 3 i an enlarged cross sectiontaken onthe lineS-EB-of Figure l;

. Figure 4" is a horizontal section taken .on

the line :eL-Aof Figure 2;

a Figure 5 is a section showing ,a modified arrangement of the support for the movable portion of the davenport; F igure 6 1s a vertical section of amodified construction that permits of the formation of adouble Width or three quarters bed;

7 Figure? is a detail section of a rail that i arranged on; the front of the movableseat frame; Figure S'is fragmentary section of a modifiedform of the supportfor the re versible seat frame of my improved davenport.- 1 1 H r. a, Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention 10 designates the back wall onpanel ofthe body-of the davenport or di v'an, and. 11 the ends thereof said ends being of any desired form and finish, and their lower front corners being connected. by a longitudinally disposed rail The ends 11 are composed of outer Walls or panels 18 andinner Walls or panels 1 said.wvallslor'pancls being spaced apart a slight distance and secured to the inner faces of the outer Walls 13 ashort distance above'the lower ends thereof are horizondispfo'sedrailsltw that-serve as tracksv for rolling support that are arranged on theendsof the movable seat frame, of the davenport- Formed in the inner panels l t and preferably immediately above the rails l5;arehcriziontally disposed slots 16 which areiforthe. accommodation of the axles or pintles that carry the rolling supports for the movable seat frame. Secured in any uitable manner to the inner face of the rear wall or panel 10 that forms the back of the body of the davenport is a longitudinally disposed ra l 17 that serves as a support for the rear portion of the movable seat frame.

Connected by suitable hinges 18 to the upper edge of front lower rail 12 so as to swing outwardly and downwardly is a longitudinally disposed panel 19 and secured by hinges 20 to the upper edge of said panel so as to swing inwardly and downwardly is a panel 21 from the upper edge of which projects upwardly one or more dowel pins, such as 22. Seated in the panel 19 and preferably at a point midway between its ends isa surtable latch 23 having a port on'that' is adapted to engage in the under edge of panel 21 when the latter occupies a vertical position above the panel 19, as illustrated in Figure 3, said latch being provided on its outer end with a button, knob or ring, such as 24,1Vi1l0ll latter may be engaged to operate the latch and to move the panels 19 and .21 into and-out of seat frame supporting position.

,qThe movable seat frameof my improved davenport or divan comprises substantiall' rectan ular frame that includes a front rail 25, a rear rail 26, and end rails 27. The lengtl'r of this frame is slightly less than the distance between the inner panels ll of the ends 11 of the davenport, and one side of said frame may be cushioned and upholstered, as d signated by 28, to form a cushioned davenport seat, while the other side may be upholstered or covered with suitable fabric, such as 29, to form a surface adapted to, receive beddiiw. Coil springs 30 are arranged between the bed surface 29 and the cushioned seat 28, there by providing resiliency for both sides of the movable seat frame. 7

The front face of the back wall or panel 10 above the rail 17- is preferably upholstered and covered with a. section tsl of suitable material, such as leather or fabric. Secured to the lower front face of the front ra-il25 of the movable scat frame is a rela tively narrow longitudinally disposed rail he under side of which is recessed in orderto receive the dowel pins 22 and secured to the upper portion of the outer face of rear rail 26 is a relat1vely narrow strip or rail having recesses in its upper surface that are adapted to receivethe' dowel pins 53 when the seat fr'ameis inverted to form a bed bottom.

Under normal conditio-n'sor while the ar of rail 17, and with the parts thus positionedthe rollers 34; that serve as rolling supports for the seat frame are elevated slightly with respect to the top surfaces of the rails 15, as illustrated in Figure 2. These rollers 3d are j ournaled upon axles or spindles 86 that are seated in the end rails 27 of the movable seat frame, said axles or spindles passing through the slots 16 in the end frames of the davenport, and said rollers occupying the spaces between the panels 13 and 14;. W

Thus, while the movable frame'is in service as a seat or a bed bottom, the rails 32 and serve tosupport the frame, thereby taking the load off the rollers 34:, but when the movable frame is drawn forwardly in order that it may. be turned over, the rollers 5d ride directly upon the rails 15, thereby enabling the frame to be readily drawn forward or to a position where it may be turned over. ()bviously, in, order to permit the seatframe to be turned over, the front panels 19 and 21 must be swung outwardly and-downwardly, which 'movement is effected by'releasing the latching device 23 and'pulling outwardly uponthe ring or knob 24; when such operation is reflected panel lllswings outwardly and downwardly upon its hinnes 18, and panel .Zl-swings inwardly relative to the upper edge of panel 19, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 3. When the panels are thus drawn' forwardly and downwardly, the under side of the ledge or rail 32, which is grooved length-- wise at two places to form pair of linger recesses 32, as illustrated in Figure 7, is engaged and theLmov-able frame is drawn forwardly a sullicient distance from the rail to clear rail 17, and with the rollers Sl serving as axes the seat frame may be readily turned over so that th'e upholstered surface of the seat is positioned onthe under side of the frame and, after such oper the knee joint leverage between the panels 19 and 21, thereby lifting the rollers El off the rails 15, and as the dowel pins 22 are positioned in the recesses in rail 82 the movable frame will be very firmly retained in proper position for use. ;It will be noted that rail 32 serves a three-fold purpose, namely, it provides a bearing for the front side of the seat frame upon the hinged panel 21;.second, it serves as a handle/to be menu 7 ally engaged whenthe seat-frame is drawn forwardly and turned upside-down, and,

third, the recesses-in itsunder side areen- V paged by the dowelpins 22 to firmly secure the seat frame. in normalposltion. I

Whenthe seat frame is inverted toposi tion the covering 29 uppermost, suitable bedding rmayg b e positioned ,on'the. frame, thereby providing asingle width bed. The operations just describedare practi cal-ly repeated when the seat frame isturned" i that ride freely upon said rails 3.6.

The construction illustrated in Figure 3 is utilized where the seat frame is of the usual single width, but when'it is desired to provide a bed bottom of the usual three quarters width the movable seat. frame is made relatively wider than a. single width frame, as illustratedrin figure 6, and the rollers 3% are arranged off centeror at points closer to the rear rail than the front rail of the frame,

This arrangement of the rollers permits the seat frame tobeturned u ps1de-down, for the distance from the rollers to the rear edge of said frame is less than the distance from the axes of the rollers to the floor; In

1 this connection, it will be understood that if the rollers were placed at points ;midway between the frontand rear edges of the foldingframe-it would not be possible to in vert said frame in the desired manner. hen it is desired to provide a bed bottom of full or double width, a cushioned and 1 upholstered section,fsuchas 39,is removably arranged on the inner face of the back panel'lO immediately above the'plane n'ormally occupied by the'seat frame. To form the 7 double width bed, the movable seat frame of three quarters widthis drawn forwardly and the section 39' is shifteddownwardly into asubstantially horizontal plane to the rear of the movable seat frame, thereby combining with said seat frame in forming a bed bottom of the usual double width.

In Figure 8, I have illustrated a swinging support for-the movable seat, which support takes the form of a substantially Z- shape'd arm 40, the upper horizontally disrposed portion of which is journaled inthe end of the. davenportand the lower horizontally disposed portion is journaled in the end rail of the seat frame.- Such construe tion permits the seat frame to be rocked fforwardly a sufficient distance to permit it to be turned upside-down when converting the davenport' into bed or'vic'e versa.

A davenport of my improved construction is comparativelysimple, may be easily and cheaply produced, is capable of being readily manipulated when converted from a davenport into a bed and vice versa, provides. ma single piece of furniture a struch-ia' sewn] a aaaista ture that may serve as a davenport or CllValllitIlCl wh ch may be readily converted into a bed of single, three, quarters or double width, andthe mounting of the movable seat frame upon rolling supports-eliminates all links, levers, hinges and) like connections between said frame and the frame of the davenportfor divan.

Itwillbe understood that minor changes in the size, form and: construction of the various parts of my improved davenport or divan may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing. from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a davenport, a frame including end supports and a pair of panels hinged to each other to form a knee joint, and a reversible seat frame supported on the end supports to be engaged by the panels when the latter are in extended. position for supporting the frame independently of the end supports.

2. A davenport having substantially hollow ends, supporting rails arranged within said hollow ends, a reversible seat frame arranged between said hollow'ends, androllers on the ends of said seat frame, which rollers bear on said rails within said hollow ends. 3. In a davenport, a frame, ledges on the ends thereof, a movable seat frame, rollers on the'ends thereof, which rollers are adapted to bear on said ledges, and hinged panels 7 providing a support for the front of said seat frame and adapted to normally maintain the same in position with the elevated from said ledges.

4.;In a davenport, ,a frame, roller supporting rails sustained on the ends of'the .frame,a reversible seat frame, rollers carried by the seat frame and adapted to engage said rails,a supporting rail secured to the back of the first frame, and a front panel hingedly secured-to the first frame and composed of sections hinged to occupy an extended position in which they cooperate with the supporting rail for supporting the seat frame in such a position that the rollers are out of contact with said rails, and a folded position in which the rollers engage the rails to allow of the sliding of the seat frame to disengage the supporting rail and thereby allow rotation of the seat frame.

5. In a davenport, a frame, roller supporting rails sustained on the ends of the frame, a reversible seat frame, rollers carried by the seat frame and adapted to engage said rails, a supporting rail secured to the back of the first frame, sustaining rails secured to the seat frame and having dowel receiving recesses formed therein, a front panel hingedly secured to the first frame and com 7 posed of-sections, rotatable means for lock mg the, sect ons in expanded position, and

rollers V dowel pins carried by one of the sections and adapted to engage within theopenings of said rails for the purpose described.

6. In combination, a' davenport frame, roller supporting rails at the ends of the fran1e,'a reversible seat frame, rollers car ried by the seat frame and adapted to en gage said rails, whereby SliCliIlg'l'IlQVGlTlGIlt or rotation of the seat frame is permitted,

and foldable means associated with the davenport frame to engage when in extended position the seat frame to maintainthe lat- V ter against sliding'and rotational move- "ments'and to support theframe in elevated position wherein the rollers are out ofcontact with-therails. r In testimony whereof I have signedrny name to thisspeoificationr a EDW alan'ngnnamnnn; 

